God of War’s New Game Plus due to arrive on August 20

An update due to arrive on August 20 will bring a New Game Plus mode to God of War.

Developer Sony Santa Monica confirmed on the PlayStation Blog that the free update will bring the previously promised New Game Plus mode. To access New Game Plus, the company says: “You’ll need to complete the story campaign of God of War on any difficulty. If you already did, New Game+ will be ready and waiting for you on August 20once you’ve patched.”

Sony Santa Monica adds that the acclaimed action-adventure game’s New Game Plus mode will bring the ability to skip through cinematics and set a difficulty level, along with various other features: “Test your skills against higher level enemies; some of which might even have a few new tricks up their sleeves! Unique to New Game+ is a brand new rarity level of equipment to craft and upgrade! Collect ‘Skap Slag’, a new resource to upgrade your gear to the best of the best from our finest blacksmiths. Play the game in a whole new way by exploring new customization options with extremely powerful new armour sets and enchantments.”

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